Lake County
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Chicagoland students receive back-to-school gift of new backpack, suppliesAug 28, 2024 9:57 am - For Chicagoland elementary school students, the start of a new school year also came with something else: A brand-new backpack, chockful of supplies, courtesy of Communities That Care via donations from McHenry’s Follett Content.
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 1-7Aug 27, 2024 11:04 pm - Mushrooms, roses, tubers, bats and native plant sales — area garders are covering it all.
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Salon Cora celebrates grand reopening at new Crystal Lake Plaza locationAug 27, 2024 10:37 pm - The Cary-Grove Area Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce, co-hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Salon Cora, celebrating their recent relocation to 12 Crystal Lake Plaza in Crystal Lake.
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Illinois’ first West Nile virus-related death of 2024 reported in Lake CountyAug 27, 2024 9:28 pm - The first West Nile virus-related death in Illinois in 2024 occurred in Lake County, health officials said Tuesday.
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The Importance of Community at Grass Lake SchoolAug 27, 2024 4:53 pm - Returning to school for teachers is like preparing for the Olympics.
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District 128 reaches separation agreement with superintendent Denise HerrmannAug 27, 2024 4:32 pm - The exit of Denise Herrmann as superintendent at Libertyville-Vernon Hills High School District 128 is official with split school board approval of a separation agreement.
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Best Bets: Angela Ingersoll, Big Bounce America, Irish Days and moreAug 27, 2024 4:24 pm - Award-winning singer/actress Angela Ingersoll returns to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, the world’s largest bounce house arrives in Skokie, and Irish eyes are smiling at Long Grove Irish Days this weekend.
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New location for popular Mundelein Arts FestivalAug 27, 2024 4:12 pm - The 13th Mundelein Arts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7 and 8, at its new location: Courtland Commons in downtown Mundelein.
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Prosecutors of Highland Park shooting suspect want jury to see bank receipt tied to gunAug 27, 2024 3:44 pm - The Lake County state’s attorney’s office wants to present banking records at Robert Crimo III’s upcoming trial that show how he paid for the weapon allegedly used to kill seven people at the 2022 Highland Park Fourth of July parade.
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Youth camp site at Fox River Preserve gets short-term reprieve, but future uncertainAug 27, 2024 3:03 pm - A youth camp site at Fox River Forest Preserve near Port Barrington will remain open for the time being but its long-term future is yet to be determined.